Goat Creek Trail & Pleasant Valley Lake Trail via American Ridge Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back near Goose Prairie, WA. It climbs 5,124 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,087 – 5,761 ft · steepest grade: 30%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 46.95199, -121.30715
Nearest town Goose Prairie, WA
Directions
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Goat Creek Trail & Pleasant Valley Lake Trail via American Ridge Trail
13 mi · ▲ 5,124 ft · 6 hr 54 min
Elevation 3,089–5,760 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 46.95199, -121.30715
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 72°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pleasant Valley Loop, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Pleasant Valley Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miBear left onto American Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Goat Creek Trail, heading S.
- 3.7 miReach Pleasant Valley Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miSharp left onto American Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Pleasant Valley Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Pleasant Valley Loop, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% dirt42% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F46°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:36 PM
Tue
78°56°
Wed
88°60°
Thu
92°58°
Fri
83°56°
Sat
78°52°
Sun
79°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 8:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Pleasant Valley Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Pleasant Valley Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Pleasant Valley Barrier Free Trail & Pleasant Valley Loop 4.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Pleasant Valley Loop 5.5 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Union Creek Falls–Pleasant Valley Loop, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Goat Peak & Pleasant Valley Lake Trail via American Ridge Trail 7 mi · ▲ 3,319 ft
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